Abstract: A method and system are provided for a fastening system comprising: an electrically conductive continuous unitary structure, such as an electrically conductive stud, overmolded into an enclosure, the electrically conductive stud extending from an interior of the enclosure to an exterior of the enclosure. The fastening system may act as a structural member transferring mechanical forces away from the battery enclosure, secure the battery enclosure to a mount, aid in sealing the battery enclosure, and act as an electrical grounding path for the battery through an enclosure formed of a non-electrically conductive composite material.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of limiting power of a boiling water nuclear reactor system includes a reactor pressure vessel, a reactor core disposed in the reactor pressure vessel, a core shroud surrounding the reactor core, a downcomer region disposed between an inner surface of the reactor pressure vessel and the core shroud, a steam line connected to an upper end of the reactor pressure vessel and a condenser system that receives steam from the reactor pressure vessel. A portion of the condenser system condensate is returned to the reactor pressure vessel of the boiling water reactor inside the core barrel above the core rather than into the downcomer. Returning the condensate in this way increases the effectiveness of an isolation condenser system or if the condensate is a portion of the feedwater from the main condenser it provides an effective means to regulate core flow and core power.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of limiting power of a boiling water nuclear reactor system includes a reactor pressure vessel, a reactor core disposed in the reactor pressure vessel, a core shroud surrounding the reactor core, a downcomer region disposed between an inner surface of the reactor pressure vessel and the core shroud, a steam line connected to an upper end of the reactor pressure vessel and a condenser system that receives steam from the reactor pressure vessel. A portion of the condenser system condensate is returned to the reactor pressure vessel of the boiling water reactor inside the core barrel above the core rather than into the downcomer. Returning the condensate in this way increases the effectiveness of an isolation condenser system or if the condensate is a portion of the feedwater from the main condenser it provides an effective means to regulate core flow and core power.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of limiting power of a boiling water nuclear reactor system includes a reactor pressure vessel, a reactor core disposed in the reactor pressure vessel, a core shroud surrounding the reactor core, a downcomer region disposed between an inner surface of the reactor pressure vessel and the core shroud, a steam line connected to an upper end of the reactor pressure vessel and a condenser system that receives steam from the reactor pressure vessel. A portion of the condenser system condensate is returned to the reactor pressure vessel of the boiling water reactor inside the core barrel above the core rather than into the downcomer. Returning the condensate in this way increases the effectiveness of an isolation condenser system or if the condensate is a portion of the feedwater from the main condenser it provides an effective means to regulate core flow and core power.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of limiting power of a boiling water nuclear reactor system includes a reactor pressure vessel, a reactor core disposed in the reactor pressure vessel, a core shroud surrounding the reactor core, a downcomer region disposed between an inner surface of the reactor pressure vessel and the core shroud, a steam line connected to an upper end of the reactor pressure vessel and a condenser system that receives steam from the reactor pressure vessel. A portion of the condenser system condensate is returned to the reactor pressure vessel of the boiling water reactor inside the core barrel above the core rather than into the downcomer. Returning the condensate in this way increases the effectiveness of an isolation condenser system or if the condensate is a portion of the feedwater from the main condenser it provides an effective means to regulate core flow and core power.

Abstract: Coating powders having a resin system of comprising an epoxy resin and a carboxylic acid functional polymer contain a cure catalyst of formulae (I), (II) or mixtures of (I) and (II): where Z is selected from P, As, and N, the R1s are the same or different and are independently selected from alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, and aryl groups; R2s are the same or different and are selected from alkyl groups, phenyl groups, substituted phenyl groups, Br, Cl, I, and F; and the R3s are the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, acyl groups, cycloalkyl groups, cycloalkenyl groups, aldehyde group, carboxyl group, cyano group and nitro group.

Abstract: A sodium borohydride/sodium hydroxide solution for dithionite generation contains sufficient levels of diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid to chelate metals in the dithionate generation process and also in a pulp bleaching process.

Abstract: An aqueous solution for removing metals from waste water contains sodium borohydride, sodium aluminate and sodium hydroxide.

Abstract: A system containing beds of polymeric material containing antimicrobial agents are used to adjust the antimicrobial agent concentration of treatment streams used for treating fibers with antimicrobial agents. The adjustment step is performed by passing the stream through a bed which contains the agent in a concentration different than that of the stream.

Abstract: Methods of using aqueous hydraulic cement compositions containing polyamido-sulfonic compounds as flow-property-improving and turbulence-inducing additives are disclosed.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion and scale formation in an aqueous system is disclosed which comprises the step of treating the said system with 0.1 to 500 parts per million by weight of the total aqueous content of the said system, of a composition which comprises amine adducts of maleic anhydride polymers and which may additionally include zinc.

Abstract: Improved cementing compositions and their use in cementing operations is disclosed, wherein copolymers of hydrolyzed acrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid derivatives are used as fluid loss additives for aqueous hydraulic cement slurries.

Abstract: Methods of using aqueous hydraulic cement compositions containing polyamido-sulfonic compounds as flow-property-improving and turbulence-inducing additives are disclosed.

Abstract: Aqueous hydraulic cement compositions containing polymaleic anhydride as a flow-property-improving and turbulence-inducing additive and their use in cementing wells is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion and scale formation in an aqueous system is disclosed which comprises the step of treating the said system with 0.1 to 500 parts per million by weight of the total aqueous content of the said system, of a composition which may additionally include zinc and which comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of:Polymers having recurring units of the formula: ##EQU1## WHEREIN M.sup.+ may be H.sup.+, alkali metal cation, or quaternary ammonium cation of the formula: ##EQU2## wherein for all of the above formulas, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of from one to 10 carbon atoms, and substituted alkyl of from one to 10 carbon atoms, where the substituent is hydroxyl; carbonyl; and carboxylic acid groups, and alkali metal ion and ammonium salts thereof; andWherein n is an integer of from 2 to 100; and polymers having recurring units of the formula: ##EQU3## WHEREIN R.sub.

Abstract: Aqueous hydraulic cement compositions containing polymaleic anhydride as a flow-property-improving and turbulence-inducing additive and their use in cementing wells is disclosed.

Abstract: Aqueous hydraulic cement compositions containing polyamido-sulfonic compounds as flow-property-improving and turbulence-inducing additives and their use in cementing wells is disclosed.

Abstract: Aqueous hydraulic cement compositions containing polyamido-sulfonic compounds as flow-property-improving and turbulence-inducing additives and their use in cementing wells is disclosed.

Abstract: An efficient and economical process for the waste treatment of spent metal plating solutions, primarily spent electroless nickel solutions, to significantly reduce the metal content therein, so as to permit direct discharge to municipal water systems without violation of the law. The waste treatment process is a sequential two-step chemical precipitation process, whereby the dissolved metal content is precipitated first by sodium borohydride reduction, followed by sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate precipitation, with an intermediate filtration step and pH adjustment step interposed there between. The amount of metal-bearing sludge produced is minimal. Furthermore, the bulk of the metals in the sludge may be recovered and reused, resulting in significant reduction in hazardous waste disposal costs.